Nuclear Command, Control, and Stability Framework
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2015-12-29
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This project investigates the topic of nuclear command and control (C2) as a policy consideration
for expressing and mitigating nuclear risks. The research was led by the Virginia Tech Applied
Research Corporation (VT-ARC) with a sub-award to ANSER's Asia-Pacific Institute. The
overall structure for the project revolves around two independent assessments of a stability
framework proposed in the 2007 book chapter titled, “Nuclear Command and Control in the
Twenty First Century: Trends, Disparities and the Impact on Stability.”1
The first independent assessment was conducted by the Decision Support Red Team (DSRT)
group at VT-ARC and focused on the functional design of the stability framework and the ease
and accuracy with which it could be used by policy makers. This assessment was agnostic of
specific regional and global characteristics and focused on the framework as a tool for expressing
power dynamics.
The second independent assessment was conducted by a research team at ANSER and took a
deeper look at the merit of the stability framework for expressing nuclear stability dynamics in a
regional (bipolar or multi-polar) context.
A primary focus of both independent assessments was to determine the overall utility of the
Framework for its application and use as a tool for constructive discourse by policy makers and
non-technical personnel.
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Naval Postgraduate School’s Project on Advance Systems and Concepts for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (PASCC) via
Grant No.N00244-14-1-0065 awarded by NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center San Diego
(NAVSUP FLC Sand Diego).
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78 p.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.